When a man's making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.
The whole system of society tells you what to do.
I woke up when I was 14 and went to speak to my mother and scared us both to death.
Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.
I didn't mind working in the clubs, but I resented it being a club where pimps hang out. Because the music that I create is of a higher intellect than that. It not only encompasses pimps, but whores, ballplayers, executives... everybody.
Blacks own so little of the music business, it's pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.